Your phone is busy even when you’re not.

Check apps draining background data and battery on iPhone and Android with built-in Settings screens, then restrict the worst ...

I make sure to regularly - and manually - stop apps from running in the background on my Android phone. Is that absolutely necessary? Maybe not, but my habit does ensure optimal resources and privacy.

You can take control of just how heavily your apps sap resources in the background, if you know where to look.

Your phone used to last a day and a half. Now it barely makes it to dinner, and the apps you rarely open are a big part of ...

There are three things that are certain in life: death, taxes, and Google restricting background work. With every new Android release, Google seemingly further restricts what apps running in the ...

Google and Samsung are promising consistent and reliable app background behavior in One UI. These changes are promised to go into effect with One UI 6.0 based on Android 14. The background services of ...

From its earliest incarnations, Android has always supported background apps. Granted, they would wreck your battery in the early days and slow down your phone. Things have gotten better, but there's ...

How many apps do you have running in the background on your Android device? Don't worry—you're not alone if you have several. For instance, right now, I only have three apps open, including the ...